LAST week’s tragic events brought back sad memories for many local people of the Antares disaster, just over 27 years ago.
In November 1990 the Carradale fishing boat sank in the Firth of Clyde between Arran and the Ayrshire coast. All four crew members lost their lives. There was huge controversy and anger when it became clear that the 50-foot Antares was sunk after her nets became entangled with a Royal Navy nuclear submarine, HMS Trenchant, passing below.
Carradale fishing boat the Antares.